This is a handmade woodblock printing baren for professional use, purchased about 30 years ago. As described in woodblock printing guides, it is a high-quality item with a traditional construction: a core of twisted rope wound in a spiral, wrapped in Japanese paper, coated with lacquer, and then encased in bamboo. Its current market value would be over 100,000 yen. Although it has been used, there are no tears, including on the bamboo parts. The box has signs of age and dirt, so it will be shipped without the box.